Collecting statistics for the first time? Start with the basics ...Expert, how-to guidance on collecting and presenting meaningful data A new addition to HCPro s Basics series, Statistics Basics: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Managers delivers on its name. This logical book and CD-ROM are a primer for any healthcare manager embarking on the daunting task of collecting and compiling meaningful data. Author Jennifer Cowel, former surveyor and manager of The Joint Commission s ORYX Core Measure program, provides expert guidance on how to identify, compile, analyze, and present statistics to measure performance or validate various quality improvement strategies.